Shelby MT America's Small Towns

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  • Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
  • Shelby is a city in and the county seat of Toole County, Montana, United States] The population was 3,169 at the 2020 census.
    History
    Toole County Courthouse
    Shelby was named in honor of Peter O. Shelby, General Manager of the Montana Central Railway. A railroad station was established here about 1892, at the junction of the Great Northern Railway and the Great Falls & Canada Railway.
    On July 4, 1923, the town hosted a heavyweight boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons for the undisputed world Heavyweight boxing championship title.[5] This event almost bankrupted the town of Shelby.
    In the early 2000s the town hosted a dog camp that made national news. It was named Camp Collie and helped mistreated dogs.
    Welker Farms, an agricultural operation known for its popular social media channels, is located near Shelby.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 3

  • @Dani-dc2sb
    @Dani-dc2sb 3 дні тому

    I lived in Shelby for 6 years. People are awesome, but on the plains the wind HOWLS nearly every day! I do so love Montana... ALL of it❤❤️

  • @marwanitani4269
    @marwanitani4269 15 днів тому

    oah , awesome still Helena MT is more beautiful 🙋🫡🫡

    • @Americassmalltowns
      @Americassmalltowns  14 днів тому +1

      I think all of Montana is Beautiful - All of it. Its one of the cleanest places I've ever seen. And people seem to actually respect the state. You don't see that in very many places these days